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Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effect of conventional TENS and acupuncture-like TENS on quality of life and the physical work in refractory angina. Forty male patients, who were complaining from chronic refractory angina, were participated in this study. Their ages ranged between 45 to 60 years old. They were divided into two groups equal in number. The first group: consisted of 20 patients and had been received conventional TENS for thirty minutes, six days per week for one month. The second group: had been subjected to acupuncture-like TENS (Acupoints: Neiguan P6, Shenmen H7, Shaohai H3) six days per week for one month; the duration of application was thirty minutes for each acupuncture point. All patients have received their optimum medications as prescribed by their cardiologist. All patients were evaluated by the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) and the six-minute walk test (physical work capacity) before the study, and repeated after one month. The data obtained in the present investigation indicated that there were statistical significant changes of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire variables (physical limitation, anginal stability, anginal frequency, treatment satisfaction, and disease perception) and the distance of six-minute walk test in both groups. However, there was no significant difference in all variables between both groups except in treatment satisfaction domain as there was significant difference between both groups, as patients received acupuncture-like TENS have a better improvement. In addition, there were statistical changes in distance of six-minute walk test in both groups without significant difference between both groups.